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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 Jun 1984, p. 33

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Richard O'Brien Chronicle Staff Waterloo Siskins' two-day reunion went smooth as clockwork and it's unlikely many will know how much work was done behind the scenes months in advance to make it a success Camaraderie of it all made Sisk reunion a hit But for people like reunion co-ordinator John Thompson, per- haps the results are their own reward. Chronicle Staff Memories. How many in attendance at Waterloo Siskins Myth anniversary reunion could have more of them than Roy (Tiger) Mussel man? Lifetime of memories for Tiger Musselman The retired salesman for Carlinp,-0)'Keefe played goaltender for Waterloo Colts. the original junior B hockey team in 193445. before going on to play junior A and senior hockey in Kitchener and Hamilton. He is a longtime resident of Waterloo and follower of sports in the area. At the reunion. there was no shortage of people with whom to renew acquaintances and share memories as he sat with other members of the original team at Saturday night's dinner. “Tm-£0 afi- eight "f us here tonight from that team of 12 m It." said Musselman "Same of them I haven't seen for " years! "They"re (mostly) living within the area They‘re just in different walks of life." Musselman goes back lo the days when players practised on ponds and the Waterloo 550 PARKSIDE DR.WATERLOO 886-3302 UNIT 18A o Reupholstermg 0 Repairs 0 Draperies . Furniture stripping and refinishing We otter you guaranteed worktttapst1T 18 years exoenenu» ACADIAN UPHOLSTERY and INTERIOR Very Reasonable Prices Selected merchandise All Sales Final i Beautiful Children's Clothing Girls 0-14 Boys 0-6X SUMMER SALE The Kids 1lllillliitiiit 20-50% off 55 Ainslie St. N., Cambridge ttee estunates . pectin and delivery C BEGINS JUNE 21 Mon.-Sat. 10-5 Padang in Root 623-5552 "Just seeing the ca maraderie of people reuniting their friend- ship made it all worth- while," said Thomp- son, a man well-known for his organizational abilities. “I thought every thing went ver! smoothly," Rain held off until Sunday when there were just some infnr mal get-togethers to wind down the week Manon Harbec end. so there was noth- ing to get in the way of the golf and slo-pitch tournaments or the Saturday afternoon parade. A total of 60 golfers competed at Foxwood Friday morning and Ken Brown of Waterloo won the low gross with a score of 74. Low net winner was Larry Litzgus of Bur- lington with a 71 and Tim Wharnsby was an- other winner because team played in the old Kitchener auditorium on Queen St, - _ - He explained that he was noticed imckcy on a pond by Colts' coach Schnarr and was invited to try out team. After the Colts disbanded. the new team was known as the Dominion.» and there was also a time they were called the Raiders before Clayt Dotzert came up with the name Siskins after a World War 1 fighter plane " Musselman's acquaintances, the one who travelled farthest was Lloyd Shuttleworth. who came up from Los Angeles for the weekend. Tho two old friends never played hockey on the same team, but both played senior baseball for Kitchener Legionaires in 1946-47, -iilil Musseiinan appeared as impressed with the 1983-tM championship team as with any other people he met. -- u _ h "ihey're so well-disciplined and so well- groomed," he said. "It just makes you proud of "very 0m- of them." 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"This was the first time I ever threw a parade together other than the marshalling side of it," said Waure, Chen, who works at Equitable Life. His as- sistant war, Kirk Walker. Waurechen came up with four old fire trucks from all around the area and one new one from the City of Waterloo for members of previous champion- ship teams. Among those in the parade were Clayt (Mr. Siskin) Dotcert and his wife Lulu, Miss K-W Mia Tambling, Waterloo Mayor Mar- jorie Carroll and om tario Hockey Associ» tion president Brent Ladd. The 1936 team mem- bers, however. rode on a covered wagon float. Siskins would like to thank Waterloo Grand River Kinsmen for operating their casino Friday night WITEILOO FAMILY YMCA 885-3 soo A SIZZLING SELECTION OF SUPER SUMMER PROGRAMS featuring * ADULT FITNESS CLASSES 145 Lincoln Rd Waterloo PROGRAM REGISTRATION JUNE IM' CALL OR DROP INTO THE Y FOR h FREE BROCHURE! * PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS * YOUTH SWIM LESSONS * TENNIS LESSONS WATERLOO CHRONICLE. 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